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Chilmari (Kurigram)

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A river-port upazila of Kurigram on the Brahmaputra-Jamuna, a char-fragmented community with a historic riverine trade and ferry function.

Wealth rank 279/452 (1 = poorest upazila)

Indicators: Meta RWI (HDX); ERA5-Land; MODIS; Sentinel-5P; VIIRS night-lights; GHSL; Hansen v1.11; CHIRPS v2.0. Exposure: GloFAS v2.1, FABDEM, MODIS LST, ACAG PM2.5, WorldPop 2020.

Problems and issues

water Set on the active Brahmaputra-Jamuna channel, the upazila is dominated by river chars that erode farmland, shift the riverside port and isolate communities during the monsoon. So what: Channel migration and erosion repeatedly displace char households and disrupt the river port. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
infrastructure As a char- and river-fragmented river-port upazila, it shares Kurigram's weak all-weather road and ferry connectivity, leaving chars cut off during the long monsoon. So what: Isolation limits market access and emergency response for char communities. Source: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)

Probable solutions

River training and erosion protection on the Brahmaputra-Jamuna to stabilise inhabited chars and the river port Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal
All-weather char connectivity through raised submersible roads, jetties and ferry services linking chars to the upazila centre Responsible: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) · policy proposal